Telephone or other line-supporting post.



PATENTED JU E 12, 1906.

G. E. VAN EVERY. TELEPHONE OR OTHER LINE SUPPORTING POST.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1905.

anuewl ou NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GORDON ELLWOOD VAN EVERY, OF NAPER, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TOKRAUTH HARMS ORESSMAN, OF NAPER, NEBRASKA.

TELEPHONE OR OTHER LINE-SUPPORTING POST.

Application filed November 28, 1905. Serial No. 289,544=.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GORDON ELLwooD VAN EVERY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at N aper, in the county of Boyd and State of Nebraska,have invented new and useful Improvements in Telephone or otherLine-Supporting Posts, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in telephone or otherline-supporting posts.

The main object of the present invention is the production of a simpleinexpensive post of the character noted, constructed and arranged toprovide an eflicient support for the wires and permit ready renewa ofits parts when desired.

The preferred details of construction will be described in the followingspecification, reference being had particularly to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a postconstructed in accordance with my in vention. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the same; and Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional view, partly inelevation, of the upper portion of the p Referring to the drawings, myimproved post comprises a base 1, which in the present instance is shownas an ordinary fence-post, though it is to be understood that said basepreferably comprises any wooden or other post which may be anchored orsecured in the ground, To the upper end of the post are secured opositely-disposed side strips 2, preferably 0 a width corresponding tothe width of the upper end of the base 1 and being secured thereto onopposite sides, thereby roviding a free space between said strips, itein understood that the remaining sides of the base 1 are not providedwith the side strips. The strips 2 are of a length desired for the cornleted pole, and approximately midway their length I arrange a cross-bar3, secured between and to the strips 2 and projecting at each sidethereof, as shown. The strip 3 is designed, primarily, for service as asupport for a ladder or the like when it is desired to reach the top ofa pole. At the extreme up er end the side strips 2 are jointed by a bloc4, fitting snugly between the strips and serving to provide practicallya solid upper end for the 1post. This block is preferably secured to t epost through the medium Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

of a transverse bolt 5, the terminals of which extend beyond the outersurfaces of the strips 2 and are arranged to receive insulators 6. Asimilar bolt 7 extends vertically through the block 4 and secures andsupports at its upper end an insulator 8. By this construction the upperend of the post is provided with three insulators, each designed tosupport a line-wire and extending in opposite directions from the post.Themedium of connection of the side insulators to the post also servesto bind the filling-block therein and support the upper or topinsulator, whereby the construction is materially simplified at thispoint.

By having the sides of the post open I am enabled to increase thestability of the post under the influence of wind, as the post may bearranged so that the prevailing winds at its place of location will meetthe edges of the side strips rather than their sides, whereby the windis less effective against the stability of the post. Upon deteriorationof the base for any cause the side strips 2 may be removed therefrom anda new base substituted with a minimum of exertion and with the loss ofbut a comparatively small portion of the post. Either of the strips 2 ofthe crossbar 3 or block 4 may be readily renewed as may be necessarywith a minimum of labor or expense. The post described is of a simpleinexpensive character and while primarily designed for rural-telephoneuse will be readily serviceable for other purposes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Thecombination with a post arranged for the reception of fence line-wires,of side plates secured to opposite sides of the post and extendingthereabove in spaced relation, a filler-block arranged between the upperends of the plates, a bolt passed transversely through the filler-blockand plates, said bolt terminally extending beyond the outer surfaces ofthe plates and adapted to receive and secure insulators.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GORDON ELLWOOD VAN EVERY.

Witnesses:

'D. EMoNNoN, C. GUY CRosBY.

